Emerging Human Rights
Over the past decades, massive changes have taken place in the world. Without going any further, 65 years have passed since The Universal Declaration of Human Rights was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly. Member States of the United Nations have realized the necessity of a binding document (considering that UDHR is no legally binding) […]
Building a Global Citizens Movement: Towards a World Citizens Movement. The Johannesburg Compass: Questions and Orientations
Resource: deeep.org 1. Who are we? As citizens, global and local, and participants of the ‘Building a Global Citizens Movement Johannesburg Conference 2013’, we acknowledge our responsibility for the planet and for humanity and we take responsibility for our individual and collective actions. Collectively, we acknowledge that to reach a just and sustainable world […]
Augmenting Human Rights with Human Responsibilities
Sue L. T. McGregor Mount Saint Vincent University (Canada), Faculty of Education. Her research interests include consumer studies, transdisciplinarity, integral thinking, moral leadership, and home economics philosophy. She is Principle Consultant for the McGregor Consulting Group e-mail: sue.mcgregor@msvu.ca / web: www.consultmcgregor.com . Abstract: The central premise of this paper is that human rights will be […]
Observatório da Educação Direitos Humanos, Cidadania e Violência: uma estratégia para a articulação da Pós-graduação com a Educação Básica e Formação Continuada dos Profissionais da Educação
José Cláudio Rocha Professor Titular UNEB e Pesquisador em Direitos Humanos. Professor permanente do Doutorado Multi-Institucional e Multidisciplinar em Difusão do Conhecimento. Coordenador do OBEDHCV E-mail: jrocha@uneb.br . Denise A. B. Freitas Rocha Professora Pesquisadora UNEB/UAB. Pesquisadora do OBEDHCV E-mail: dfrocha@uneb.br . Resumo: O presente artigo relata a experiência do Projeto de Pesquisa Observatório da […]
The Value of Education for Refugee Livelihood
Callixte Kavuro University of Cape Town, Safety and Violence Initiative, Parliamentary Monitoring Group callixtekav@gmail.com . Abstract: Central to the development of humanity and community is education. Education is universally recognised as one of the essential human rights and economic freedoms. For economic progress, it is regarded as an indispensable vehicle of empowering the disadvantaged and […]
Instilling Global Citizenship within the International School Network
Adam Carter Global Citizen, Teacher and Social Action/Education Expert. Founder and director of Cause & Affect Foundation as well as the creator of Academic Social Action Collective. e-mail: adrockisland@gmail.com / web: http://about.me/adamcarter . Abstract: Promoting “global citizenship” has become a popular trend within international schools. There is a huge benefit for students, schools and […]
The Art of Compassion in Natural Life
Rashmi Chandran Founder & Chairperson, Natural Health and Environmental Research, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India E-mail: rashmichandran@gmail.com / https://www.facebook.com/NHEROrg … Abstract: Human nature is essentially loving and gentle. Compassion is fundamentally a human quality; so its development is not restricted to those who practice religion. Direct compassion for the suffering of living beings is not an […]
The Great American NO BULL Challenge
Scott Hannah National Spokesperson at The Great American NO BULL Challenge e-mail: scott@nobullchallenge.org web: www.nobullchallenge.org . Abstract: Millions of students around the world talk about the problems they face as a teen. Many suffer from bullying, depression, suicidal thoughts and sometimes never know how to deal with these issues. Some teens use social networks to […]
Right to Informational Self-Determination of The State and The International Human Right to Education
Mariann Rikka European Inter-University Center, E.MA e-mail: mariannkajak@gmail.com . Abstract: The article aims at discussing the relationship between the sovereignty of the state and an international human right to education with a focus on informational self-determination, including collective identity building and history education. In the first part the content of the international human right to education […]
Forever Kids Kenya
www.foreverkidskenya.com Forever Kids Kenya is a registered Swiss non-profit organization with the aim of promoting quality basic education among underprivileged kids in urban slums of Kenya. Every child has the right to basic school education. Many kids are deprived of this basic human right due to a life in impoverished conditions and a lack of […]
